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București – Nord
North Bucharest
Northern Bucharest, from Piața Victoriei to the Herăstrău and Floreasca lakes: Kiseleff Road with the Arch of Triumph, the Village Museum and the Antipa Museum, King Michael I Park and the interwar villas of Dorobanți and Primăverii.
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What to see in București – Nord
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
1Open-air museumMuzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
Open-air museum opened in 1936 on the shore of Lake Herăstrău, with peasant houses, farm buildings, churches and workshops brought from all over Romania.
Șoseaua Kiseleff (Herăstrău)
2Large lakeside parkParcul Regele Mihai I (Herăstrău)
Park of 187 hectares, 74 of them taken up by Lake Herăstrău, opened in 1936 on former marshland, with a path of almost 6 km around the lake.
Herăstrău
3Natural history museumMuzeul Național de Istorie Naturală „Grigore Antipa”
Romania's national natural history museum, founded in 1834 and housed since 1908 in its building on Kiseleff Road, with more than 2 million specimens and dioramas showing animals in their habitats.
Piața Victoriei- 4Monument with a viewing terrace
Arcul de Triumf
The 27-metre arch on Kiseleff Road, built in its present form by the architect Petre Antonescu and inaugurated on 1 December 1936, with a terrace you reach by 146 steps.
Șoseaua Kiseleff 
5House museumPalatul Primăverii (Casa Ceaușescu)
The Ceaușescu family's residence from 1965 to 1989, built in 1964–1965 and enlarged in 1970–1972, opened as a museum in 2016 and visited only with a guide.
Primăverii
Where to eat in București – Nord
Meals worth the trip.
- 1Romanian restaurant
Casa Doina
Romanian restaurant in the 'Bufetul de la Șosea', the Neo-Romanian house designed by Ion Mincu and built in 1892, with a garden under lime trees.
Șoseaua Kiseleff - 2Lakeside restaurant
Restaurant Pescăruș
Restaurant on the shore of Lake Herăstrău in King Michael I Park since 1939, serving reinterpreted Bucharest cooking, fish, grills and sushi.
Parcul Regele Mihai I (Herăstrău) - 3Panoramic restaurant
Nor Sky Casual Restaurant
Restaurant with contemporary cooking on the 36th floor of Sky Tower, with views in every direction over northern Bucharest.
Floreasca (Sky Tower) - 4Serbian restaurant
Taverna Sârbului
Restaurant with Serbian cooking and grills, rustic décor and a large terrace, near the House of the Free Press.
Casa Presei Libere - 5Neighbourhood Romanian restaurant
Restaurant Ceaun
Family restaurant that started as a kiosk in 1991 near Lake Tei, with Romanian food slow-cooked in cast-iron pots and a summer terrace.
Lacul Tei
Where to stay in București – Nord
Places to sleep well, picked for comfort and location.
- 1Boutique hotel in a villa
Vila Paris Boutique Hotel
Boutique hotel with nine rooms in a villa on Paris Street, a few steps from Piața Dorobanți, with Renaissance-style rooms and artworks collected by the owners.
Dorobanți - 24-star hotel
Pullman Bucharest World Trade Center
4-star hotel in the World Trade Center complex next to King Michael I Park and Romexpo, with a steakhouse, a brasserie, a French pastry shop and a gym with a sauna.
Piața Montreal (Herăstrău) - 34-star hotel
Crystal Palace Hotel
4-star hotel renovated in 2018 in the Aviației district, with a restaurant serving Romanian and international food, two conference rooms and free parking.
Aviației - 4Business hotel
Courtyard by Marriott Bucharest Floreasca
Hotel with 259 rooms in a 2019 building in the Floreasca office district, next to Sky Tower and Promenada Mall, with a restaurant, a gym and underground parking.
Floreasca - 5Modern hotel
ibis Styles Bucharest Erbas
Hotel opened in 2018 as the first ibis Styles in Bucharest, built by the Romanian company Construcții Erbașu, with a restaurant and bar in the Aviației district.
Aviației
Frequently asked questions
What to see in București – Nord?
We recommend Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” (open-air museum, Șoseaua Kiseleff (Herăstrău)): The ensemble is a category A listed monument, and the museum holds 4.6 on Google from more than 14,800 reviews. Other picks: Parcul Regele Mihai I (Herăstrău), Muzeul Național de Istorie Naturală „Grigore Antipa”, Arcul de Triumf and Palatul Primăverii (Casa Ceaușescu).
Where to eat in București – Nord?
We recommend Casa Doina (romanian restaurant, Șoseaua Kiseleff): The building is a category A listed monument, and the restaurant holds 4.5 on Google from more than 3,700 reviews. Other picks: Restaurant Pescăruș, Nor Sky Casual Restaurant, Taverna Sârbului and Restaurant Ceaun.
Where to stay in București – Nord?
We recommend Vila Paris Boutique Hotel (boutique hotel in a villa, Dorobanți): It holds 9.2 on Booking from nearly 600 reviews. Other picks: Pullman Bucharest World Trade Center, Crystal Palace Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott Bucharest Floreasca and ibis Styles Bucharest Erbas.
How far is București – Nord from central Bucharest?
About 5 km by road to Piața Universității.
How do you choose the places?
For each category we pick at most five places and check them: they exist, they are open and they are worth the trip. We take no money to list a place.